The Noah’s Arc Foundation
Founded in 2010 by Joakim Noah and his mother, Cecilia Rodhe, the Noah’s Arc Foundation provides diverse opportunities for youth from under-invested communities to inspire awareness in their ability to make a positive impact on themselves and their community through its programming.
The organization’s core programs include the One City Basketball League, which provides hundreds of young men at risk of gun violence with companionship and mentoring through its financially-incentivized basketball league and programming. The wrap-around programs include integrated workshops and group discussions centered on emotional wellness, trauma resilience, financial literacy, career readiness and art-based therapy. The foundation’s art therapy program, Expression from the Inside, includes expressive art workshops designed to help those impacted by violence address trauma.
OUR PROGRAMS
One City Basketball League
Rooted in a collaborative approach to reducing violence, One City uses basketball as a unifier to build inter-community relationships and as a platform to empower participants and their families.
Expression From the Inside
Expression from the Inside uses expressive art workshops as an outlet to help Chicago youth, families and mothers affected by violence address trauma.
